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The School Sport Australia office will be closed from midday on Monday, 24 December 2018 and reopen at 9:00 AM on Wednesday, 2 January 2019. The staff at School Sport Australia wish everyone a safe and enjoyable break over the holiday period.

School Sport Australia will be changing the age group of its Baseball Championships from 17 Years & Under to 18 Years & Under effective from 1 January 2019. Players will be required to be 18 Years & Under as at 31 December in the year of competition to participate in the School Sport Australia Baseball […]

The School Sport Australia Touch Football Championship’s in Hobart are still requiring more Referees. If you care available to Referee at the Tournament, we would greatly appreciate it. Click on the link to register!

School Sport Australia (SSA) is seeking applications from teachers for the position of National Secretary for the period 2019 – 2021 for the following five sports: Australian Football Baseball Basketball Rugby League Tennis School teachers interested in applying for these positions should first contact their State or Territory School Sport office as applications are to […]

Merchandise for a number of upcoming School Sport Australia Championships in July / August is now available for pre-order. The Championships are: 15 Years & Under Australian Football in Adelaide 10 – 19 Years Swimming in Hobart 15 Years & Under Netball in Melbourne 16 Years & Under Hockey on the Gold Coast 12 Years […]

At the Official Dinner at the School Sport Australia Annual Conference, New South Wales Primary Schools Sports Association Life Member was acknowledged for his outstanding contribution to school sport in Australia. Barry joined SSA Life Member Jude Maguire on stage for an entertaining Q&A session hosted by SSA Board Member Chris Nunn on their involvement […]

School Sport Australia Vice President Jude Maguire has been awarded Life Membership of the Association. The award was presented at the SSA Annual Conference in Canberra on 6 June 2018. The award recognised Jude’s meritorious services and contribution to School Sport Australia. Jude had a long and illustrious career as an educator in the ACT […]

The SSA International Netball Team has arrived on the Gold Coast, Qld for the International Schoolgirls Netball Challenge. SSA will aim to keep you up to date with what is happening over the coming days through Facebook @SchoolSportAus and Instagram @schoolsportaust. In the meantime here is link to the Challenge schedule. http://www.schoolsportaustralia.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/International-Schoolgirls-Challenge-Games-Timetable.pdf

School Sport Australia wishes to note that following the announcement of the 2018 Federal Budget, students competing in School Sport Australia Championships are still eligible to apply for funding through the Australian Institute of Sport’s Local Sporting Champions Program. For further information please click here.